Press Releases
Says administration should be “ashamed” for efforts surrounding Lava Ridge WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) called out the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for its failures in Idaho surrounding the proposed Lava Ridge Wind Energy Project during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing. “I warned everyone when your confirmation was […]
Resolution of Disapproval Seeks to Restore Title IX Rights Reserved for Women and Girls WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval to protect Title IX from a radical Biden administration rule that tramples on rights given to girls and women […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Representatives Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) and Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg urging the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide necessary federal assistance to the Wyoming Department of Transportation as it works to repair the […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo with U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher today sent the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers a letter demanding immediate action to enable the Albeni Falls Dam in North Idaho to resume normal operations. “Albeni Falls Dam provides flood control, energy production, and recreational opportunities for residents and visitors alike. […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) led 41 of their Senate colleagues in introducing a formal challenge to the Biden administration’s regulations intended to shut down American power plants through a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval. The resolution comes after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its final rules that impose […]
Commits to “Continue Fighting Unnecessary, Ill Begotten Project” WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today released the following statement on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) decision to proceed with the strongly opposed Lava Ridge Wind Project. “Idahoans could not be more clear that they do not support Lava Ridge. Yet, for some reason, the […]
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator Jim Risch, senior member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, announced the selection of seven small businesses from across the state as the Idaho Small Businesses of the Month for June 2024 in coordination with Support Local Gems (SLG). SLG will take place on Friday, June […]
Idahoans are encouraged to support Idaho small businesses on Friday, June 7, 2024 ? BOISE, Idaho – Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and the Idaho Department of Commerce announced the fifth annual Support Local Gems initiative, which will serve as an all-day event to support Idaho small businesses. On Friday, June 7, 2024, Idahoans are invited to […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) introduced legislation that would restore border wall construction and use unobligated COVID-19 funds to cover the costs. The Build the Wall Act would establish the “Southern Border Wall Construction Fund” and require the Department of Homeland Security to use any unobligated Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today applauded the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee’s passage of his Simplifying Subcontracting Act. The legislation would reduce complexity in federal government contracting in order to help small businesses and entrepreneurs pursue contracts. “Today’s committee passage of my Simplifying Subcontracting Act puts Idaho small businesses one step closer to better compete for […]